Practical Photography

Whenever you do a portrait shoot it is always advisably to use a Make up artist, you can airbrush a multitude of sins using Photoshop but it is easier and produces a much more natural effect if you get a good makeup artist in.

For things like wedding photography a good makeup artist will do a trial first where they try out colours and get the look right for the actual day. They almost always reccomend using an anti wrinkle cream, not only for the obvious benefits of reducing wrinkles but they contain an excellent moisturiser that will pepare your skin so that the base and the makeup sits better, this comes through in the images aswell as by priming the skin using intensive moisturisers such as anti wrinkle creams the light reflects much better.

A good makeup artist can make the photographers job much easier and are can help make the subject feel bit more comfortable, I always use the makeup artist to test the lighting in between changes, this saves time and stops the subject becoming bored.

I almost always use Makeup artists for portrait shoots and model portfolios they only cost about £30 a person and you get much more professional looks and get good tips on what products to buy for yourself!